habit disorder

habit disorder

A tension-discharging phenomenon such as head banging, body rocking, thumb sucking, nail biting, hair pulling, tics, or teeth grinding, usually beginning in childhood. The habit's importance depends upon its etiology and persistence. Almost all children will demonstrate one or more of these disorders during their development, but if it does not interfere with function it should be of no concern.

Bandler and Grinder also claim that NLP can treat problems such as phobias, depression, habit disorder, psychosomatic illnesses, myopia, allergy, common cold and learning disorders, often in a single session.

In a recent study, O'Connor, Brisebois, Brault, Robillard, Loiselle (2003) asked participants with either a tic disorder or a habit disorder to keep a daily diary in which the participant recorded tic/habit frequency in various situations and during various activities.

People don't realise it, but there's a situational profile to all these problems," said Dr Kieron O'Connor, a professor of psychiatry at Institut Universitaire en Sante Mentale in Montreal, who develops treatment programmes for people with tic and motor habit disorders.

Learn how to incorporate hypnosis into your practice to help empower your patients/clients to help them help themselves with anxiety, fears, phobias, habit disorders or manage acute, chronic or procedural pain.

Written by a nurse practitioner for pediatric health and medical professionals trained in hypnotherapy and child development, this therapy guide and collection of children's stories uses metaphorical animal stories to address anxiety, habit disorders, pain management and other applications of hypnosis such as sleeping problems, non-epileptic seizures, foster care, and depression.

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